A voluntary recall has been issued for three lots of Ortho-Novum birth control pill. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced Wednesday that it was issuing a voluntary recall on one lot of Ortho-Novum ...

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Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others. Since 1999, the World Health ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Extended-cycle birth control pills involve taking one “active” pill daily for around 84 days before pausing for a 7-day break for withdrawal bleeding. After the break, the person begins taking the ...

(Adds details, FDA comment, share reaction, byline) By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Some newer birth control pills, which carry twice the risk of dangerous blood clots as older ...

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